Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement	Note 5 Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement On September 13, 2019, certain U.S. subsidiaries of the Company entered into a $250 million accounts receivable sales agreement (the “A/R Agreement”) consisting of (i) a Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) entered into among Nabors A.R.F., LLC (the “SPE” and “Seller”), a special purpose entity that is an indirect wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of Nabors, Nabors Delaware, the purchasers party thereto (the “Purchasers”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and (ii) a Receivables Sale Agreement (the “Sale Agreement”) among certain U.S. operating subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the “Originators”), the SPE and Nabors Delaware. Under the Sale Agreement, each of the Originators has sold or contributed, and will on an ongoing basis continue to sell or contribute to the SPE, in exchange for cash and subordinated notes, all of such Originator’s right, title and interest in and to its trade receivables. Under the Purchase Agreement, the SPE may from time to time sell undivided interests in certain of its receivables meeting eligibility requirements to the Purchasers in exchange for cash, and the SPE has granted a security interest to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Purchasers in all of its assets, including all of its right, title and interest in and to all of the receivables from time to time owned by the SPE. The sales of receivables by the SPE to the Purchasers qualify for sale accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 860. During the term of the A/R Agreement, cash receipts from the Purchasers at the time of any sale of receivables are classified as operating activities in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. Subsequent collections on the pledged receivables, which were not sold by the SPE to the Purchasers, will be classified as operating cash flows in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows at the time of collection. Nabors Delaware and/or another subsidiary of Nabors will act as servicers of the sold receivables. The servicers administer, collect and otherwise enforce these receivables and are compensated for doing so on terms that are generally consistent with what would be charged by an unrelated servicer. The servicers initially receive payments made by obligors on the receivables, then remit those payments in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. The servicers and the Originators have contingent indemnification obligations to the SPE, and the SPE has contingent indemnification obligations to the Purchasers, in each case customary for transactions of this type. These contingent indemnification obligations are guaranteed by the Company pursuant to an Indemnification Guarantee in favor of the Purchasers. The Purchasers have no recourse for receivables that are uncollectible as a result of the insolvency or inability to pay of the account debtors. The maximum purchase commitment of the Purchasers under the A/R Agreement is $250.0 million. The amount available for sale to the Purchasers under the A/R Agreement fluctuates over time based on the total amount of eligible receivables generated during the normal course of business after excluding excess concentrations and certain other ineligible receivables. As of September 30, 2019, the total amount of eligible receivables available for purchase by the Purchasers was $213.6 million, of which $98.0 million had been sold to the Purchasers. Trade accounts receivable sold by the SPE to the Purchasers are derecognized from our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The fair value of the sold receivables approximated book value due to the short-term nature of the receivables and, as a result, no gain or loss on the sale of the receivables was recorded. Trade receivables pledged by the SPE as collateral to the Purchasers (excluding receivables sold to the Purchasers) totaled $229.7 million as of September 30, 2019 and are included in accounts receivable, net in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The assets of the SPE cannot be used by the Company for general corporate purposes. Additionally, creditors of the SPE do not have recourse to assets of the Company (other than assets of the SPE).

Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Note 5 Accounts Receivable Sales Agreement

On September 13, 2019, certain U.S. subsidiaries of the Company entered into a $250 million accounts receivable sales agreement (the “A/R Agreement”) consisting of (i) a Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) entered into among Nabors A.R.F., LLC (the “SPE” and “Seller”), a special purpose entity that is an indirect wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of Nabors, Nabors Delaware, the purchasers party thereto (the “Purchasers”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and (ii) a Receivables Sale Agreement (the “Sale Agreement”) among certain U.S. operating subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the “Originators”), the SPE and Nabors Delaware. Under the Sale Agreement, each of the Originators has sold or contributed, and will on an ongoing basis continue to sell or contribute to the SPE, in exchange for cash and subordinated notes, all of such Originator’s right, title and interest in and to its trade receivables. Under the Purchase Agreement, the SPE may from time to time sell undivided interests in certain of its receivables meeting eligibility requirements to the Purchasers in exchange for cash, and the SPE has granted a security interest to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Purchasers in all of its assets, including all of its right, title and interest in and to all of the receivables from time to time owned by the SPE. The sales of receivables by the SPE to the Purchasers qualify for sale accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 860. During the term of the A/R Agreement, cash receipts from the Purchasers at the time of any sale of receivables are classified as operating activities in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows. Subsequent collections on the pledged receivables, which were not sold by the SPE to the Purchasers, will be classified as operating cash flows in our condensed consolidated statement of cash flows at the time of collection.

Nabors Delaware and/or another subsidiary of Nabors will act as servicers of the sold receivables. The servicers administer, collect and otherwise enforce these receivables and are compensated for doing so on terms that are generally consistent with what would be charged by an unrelated servicer. The servicers initially receive payments made by obligors on the receivables, then remit those payments in accordance with the Purchase Agreement. The servicers and the Originators have contingent indemnification obligations to the SPE, and the SPE has contingent indemnification obligations to the Purchasers, in each case customary for transactions of this type. These contingent indemnification obligations are guaranteed by the Company pursuant to an Indemnification Guarantee in favor of the Purchasers. The Purchasers have no recourse for receivables that are uncollectible as a result of the insolvency or inability to pay of the account debtors.

The maximum purchase commitment of the Purchasers under the A/R Agreement is $250.0 million. The amount available for sale to the Purchasers under the A/R Agreement fluctuates over time based on the total amount of eligible receivables generated during the normal course of business after excluding excess concentrations and certain other ineligible receivables. As of September 30, 2019, the total amount of eligible receivables available for purchase by the Purchasers was $213.6 million, of which $98.0 million had been sold to the Purchasers. Trade accounts receivable sold by the SPE to the Purchasers are derecognized from our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The fair value of the sold receivables approximated book value due to the short-term nature of the receivables and, as a result, no gain or loss on the sale of the receivables was recorded. Trade receivables pledged by the SPE as collateral to the Purchasers (excluding receivables sold to the Purchasers) totaled $229.7 million as of September 30, 2019 and are included in accounts receivable, net in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The assets of the SPE cannot be used by the Company for general corporate purposes. Additionally, creditors of the SPE do not have recourse to assets of the Company (other than assets of the SPE).